i bought my ipod mini from circuit city about 9 months ago. Ergo my one year warentee is not over. My ipod is malfunctioning in more than one way so .. does anyone know if i could send it in to apple for an upgrade or storecredit

Does Apple even still offer upgrades? I heard from someone they didn't, and I went on today to see if it was still available (since my warranty for my iPod expires in a couple days, I wanted to upgrade while I could), but there wasn't anything on there, unless I missed something.